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Microsmith Hlp Hot Link Pro Single Box Ir Booster System
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Hot Link Pro is a product that both allows equipment to be hidden and doubles the distance of remote controls by enhancing IR sensitivity. It is generally sold as a "single box solution" for installers and end users. It is "radio-less" and has no attachments to remotes, no batteries, no antennas and no exposed cables to trip over. Hot Link hides inside the cabinet and "sees" even the weakest signals from remotes. Is very compatible with LCD and Plasma TVs when the eye is mounted out of sight, just behind the display. With accessories, Hot Link Pro's sensors and emitters can be easily extended. Repeats carrier frequencies 18Khz to 120Khz.
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92% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
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Tech Savvy (7), Gearhead (4)
Pros:
Nice Features (4), Easy To Set Up (12), Strong Signal (4), Durable (3)
Best Uses:
High-end Equipment (7), Home (3), Upgrade (3)
Primary use:
Personal (13)
Worked Great
By Frank 
from Philadelphia on 02/08/2010
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Describe Yourself:
Professional
Primary use:
Personal
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Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Was easy to set up and use. Best for equipment in close proximity!
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Good Product
By ForwardThinking from Fort Worth, TX on 09/08/2009
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Better Manual
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Tech Savvy
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Works great easy setup. Manual need to be better.
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Works Great! It solved my problem
By Randy at Infiniti from Little Rock, AR on 08/31/2009
Pros:
Nice Features, Easy To Set Up
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy, Gearhead
Best Uses:
Replacement, High-end Equipment, Upgrade
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Installed the sensor BEHIND a speaker grill and it works PERFECT! Worked imediately after installation. The Equiptment it controls is behind closed closet doors. I had to run Cat5 cable from the sensor unit to the box that sends signals to wired LEDs that attach to equiptment IR eyes with sticky tape. I had to route CAT5 wire through ceiling/walls and install RJ45 plugs. So, buy the cable length you need with plugs if you don't want to attach RJ45 plugs.
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Wow
By Rob from Irwindale,ca on 05/06/2009
Pros:
Nice Features, Durable, Easy To Set Up
Cons:
All Pros No Cons
Describe Yourself:
Gearhead, Practical, Tech Savvy
Primary use:
Personal
Best Uses:
Upgrade, High-end Equipment
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
WOW,Problems I have had with remote controls in the past are all gone, with Link Pro Single Box Ir Booster I like my standard remote controls again. I can point the remote up, down, right or left at 20'and it works... NICE
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I would buy this product again!
By Keith from Sammamish, Wa. on 02/26/2009
Pros:
Highly Compatible, Easy To Set Up
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Primary use:
Personal
Best Uses:
Upgrade
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
It works exactly as advertised. Marcus at factory advised on how to properly extend one emitter lead by 6'. Also extended receiver "eye" using a shielded cable fitted with RCA connectors. Hasn't missed a beat since installation. I have recommend this product to family members.
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Microsmith HLP Hot Link Pro X6
By D1mills 
from Ft Worth Texas on 03/17/2008
Cons:
No Complaints
Describe Yourself:
Professional
Pros:
Durable, Works As Advertised, Easy To Set Up
Best Uses:
Cabinet Installation, High-end Equipment
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
This system was easy to set up, worked with all my remote controls and it WORKS.
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Minimal but works well
By Andy from Arlington, MA on 01/16/2008
Primary use of this product:
Personal
Cons:
Not Enough Features
Describe Yourself:
Practical, Gearhead, Tech Savvy
Pros:
Strong Signal
Best Uses:
High-end Equipment
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Uses a single ribbon cable for all emitters -- so this needs to be split. It could use better glue on the emitters as well. But aside from that, I've been impressed with its functionality and the sensitivity of the receiver. No worries about aiming directly at the window.
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Great Product for the price
By Michael from Rancho Cucamonga,CA on 12/12/2007
Primary use of this product:
Personal
Cons:
Not The Best Wauquos
Describe Yourself:
Technically Challenged
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
This product works Ok foe the price but may wan't to spend more money to get a more reliable product
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Really Useful Gadget
By ErnieK from Dallas on 10/23/2007
Primary use of this product:
Personal
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Pros:
Nice Features, Easy To Set Up
Best Uses:
High-end Equipment
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
My second such unit... First bought 2 years ago for HT center, this one for home office equipment...
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Works great - excellent value
By Jim from Wilbraham, MA on 09/04/2007
Primary use of this product:
Personal
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
My application is behind the closed wooden doors of a console under a flat screen LCD panel. Having read reviews of other products having problems with Scientific Atlanta set top boxes, I was somewhat reluctant. But the HotLink Pro works 100% of the time with the Sci-Atl DVR box, as well as with my Denon A/V equipment. Only downside for me is yet more wires buried in my console unit.
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Works as advertised with LCD and DLP
By GMan from Fort Lauderdale FL on 05/01/2007
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Pros:
Great Instructions, Strong Signal, Nice Features, Easy To Set Up
Best Uses:
Home, High-end Equipment
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
I have two of these, one with an HighDef LCD, and one with a HighDef DLP. Both work perfectly. The LCD definitely requires you to mount the eye BEHIND the TV but it still works very well. I am running the extension for the eye too, about 25 feet through a wall, and it works perfectly. Way cheaper and easer than Niles and others. I also bought one for a friends LCD and installed that one in about 5 minutes - once again, BEHIND the actual set to avoid interference.
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I can't imagine a better system
By VRRacing from Austin, TX on 04/25/2007
Describe Yourself:
Gearhead
Pros:
Strong Signal, Easy To Set Up, Ergonomic Design, Durable
Best Uses:
High-end Equipment, Home
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
The Hotlink Pro is fantastic. I have 3 of them (master bedroom in a lift cabinet, in the family room and in the theater).
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Great Product and support
By Ym from New Jersey on 03/15/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Strong Signal, Best In Its Class
Best Uses:
Home
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
It does everything that it advertised. The best IR extender out if you don't mind a hardwired solution.
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Works great. I used ...
By Anthony D from Undisclosed on 03/18/2006
Works great. I used coaxle cable to run the distnace that I needed and hooked it up. There is no lag time in the response to the other components.
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By Mike C from Undisclosed on 01/19/2006
This is truly a great product! It works very well, and also helps extend the range of your remotes, if that's a requirement for you as well. For me, I just wanted to put my DVR in a central location in a wiring closet, and have its outputs go to as many TV's in the house as I wanted. Now, I only have to put a receiver eye from the Hot Link Pro into the rooms I want to have the remote work in. It works great! I'm now going to put in a central multi-DVD player, and probably an old VCR, too, just in case. I'd highly recommend this product for your remote boosting/repeating needs.
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By G. Ice from Undisclosed on 01/17/2006
I highly recommend the Microsmith Hot Link system. I tested a JENSEN and it failed 50% of the time. I installed a Hot Link on a high-end plasma lift/cabinet I built for a client and liked it so much, I got one for home. Both of us were having inconsistent IR signal trouble from universal controllers. The nodes are nice and small and wires are easy to hide. It's a must for hidden components or for components behind a wall. Best of all, it's SIMPLE and it works. A+
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